31 ADVANCED FEATURES
Advanced Features
The AVR 220 is equipped with a number of
advanced features that add extra flexibility to
the unit’s operation. While it is not necessary
to use these features to operate the unit, they
provide additional options that you may wish
to use.
Display Brightness
The AVR 220’s Main Information Display
Û is set at a default brightness level that is
sufficient for viewing in a normally lit room.
However, in some home theater installations,
you may wish to occasionally lower the bright-
ness of the display, or turn it off completely.
To change the display brightness setting for a
specific listening session, you will need to make
an adjustment in the
ADVANCED
SELECT
menu. To start the adjustment,
press the
OSD Button v to bring the
MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
¤
Button q until the on-screen
›
cursor is
next to the
ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button
o to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT
menu (Figure 9).
Figure 9
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT menu, make cer-
tain that the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the
VFD line, and press the
›
Button until
the desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When
FULL is highlighted, the
display is at its normal brightness. When
HALF is highlighted, the display is at half the
normal brightness level. When
OFF is high-
lighted, all of the indicators in the
Main
Information Display
Û will go dark. Note,
however, that the green LEDs for the
Input
Indicators
and the Surround Mode
Indicators
˜, as well as for the Power
Indicator
3, will always remain lit to remind
you that the unit is turned on.
The display brightness may also be changed by
pressing and holding the
Set Button Ô on
the front panel for three seconds until the mes-
sage in the
Main Information Display S
reads VFD FULL. Within five seconds, press
the front panel
Selector Buttons 5 until the
desired brightness display level is shown. At
that point, press the
Set Button Ô again to
enter the setting.
Once the desired brightness level is selected, it
will remain in effect until it is changed again or
until the unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press
the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons mq until the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the desired setting or the
RETURN TO MENU line and press the Set
Button
o. If you have no other adjustments
to make, press the
OSD Button v to exit
the menu system.
Turn On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR 220 is turned on, it will always
return to the volume setting in effect when the
unit was turned off. However, you may prefer to
always have the AVR 220 turn on at a specific
setting, regardless of what was last in use
when the unit was turned off. To change the
default condition so that the same volume level
is always used at turn-on, you will need to
make an adjustment in the
ADVANCED
SELECT
menu. To start the adjustment,
press the
OSD Button v to bring the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.
Press the
¤
Button q until the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press
the
Set Button o to enter the
ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 9).
At the
ADVANCED SELECT menu make
certain that the on-screen
›
cursor is next to
the
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing
the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons mq as needed. Next,
press the
›
Button so that the word ON
is highlighted in the video display. Next, press
the
¤
Button so that the on-screen
›
cursor
is next to the
DEFAULT VOL SET line.
To set the desired turn-on volume, press the
‹
/
›
Buttons n until the desired vol-
ume level is shown on the
DEFAULT VOL
SET
line. Note that this setting may NOT be
made with the regular volume controls.
NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume
cannot be heard while the setting is being
made, you may wish to determine the setting
before making the adjustment. To do this, listen
to any source and adjust the volume to the
desired level using the regular
Volume
Controls
Ó . When the desired volume
level to be used at turn-on is reached, make a
note of the setting as it appears in the lower
third of the video screen or in the
Main
Information Display
S. (A typical volume
level will appear as a negative number such as
–25dB.) When making the adjustment, use the
‹
/
›
Buttonsn to enter this setting.
Unlike some of the other adjustments in this
menu, the turn-on volume default will remain in
effect until it is changed or turned off in this
menu, even when the unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press
the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons mq until the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the desired setting or the
RETURN TO MENU line and press the Set
Button
o. If you have no other adjustments
to make, press the
OSD Button v to exit
the menu system.
Semi-OSD Settings
The semi-OSD system places one-line messages
at the lower third of the video display screen
whenever the Volume, Input Source, Surround
mode or tuner frequency of any of the configu-
ration settings is changed. The semi-OSD sys-
tem is helpful in that it enables you to have
feedback on any control changes or remote
commands using the video display when it is
difficult to view the front-panel displays.
However, you may occasionally prefer to turn
these displays off for a particular listening ses-
sion. You may also want to adjust the length of
time the displays remain on the screen. Both of
those options are possible with the AVR 220.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need
to make an adjustment in the
ADVANCED
SELECT
menu (Figure 9). To start the
adjustment, press the
OSD Button v to
bring the
MASTER MENU to the screen.
Press the
¤ Button until the on-screen ¤ cur-
sor is next to the
ADVANCED line. Press the
Set Button o to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT
menu.
At the
ADVANCED SELECT menu,
make certain that the on-screen
› cursor is
next to the
SEMI OSD DEFAULT line by
pressing the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons mq as needed.
Next, press the
› Button so that the
word
OFF is highlighted in the video display.
Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until
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